Drafting & Design Engineering Technology at Butte College

If you plan to study drafting & design engineering technology, take a look at what Butte College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Butte College is located in Oroville, California and has a total student population of 9,335.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Drafting & Design Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Butte College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Design Engineering Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Design Engineering Tech

Butte College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Rankings

Design Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Butte College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design engineering tech majors at Butte College.

Butte College Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of design engineering tech associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design engineering tech only graduates about 29% women each year. The program at Butte College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 38% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Butte College with a associate's in design engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

If you plan to be a design engineering tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Butte College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Drafting & Design Technology	7

General Engineering Technology

Careers That Design Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in design engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Butte College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Civil Drafters	13,480	$63,320
Mechanical Drafters	4,620	$65,710
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	3,510	$76,420
Drafters	1,630	$56,660

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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